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 * Annotated Bibliography**

Lesieur, HR. "Alcoholism, drug abuse, and gambling.." __PubMed__ 3515989(1986) 8-33. 08 Oct 2006 <[|http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=3515989&dopt=Abstract>.]

This study shows that in a group of 458 alcoholics, 19% had serious gambling problems. It also shows that 38% of children of pathological gamblers were gamblers themselves. Questions 3, 6

Curtiss, Marybeth. "Serendip." __Brain Dependence: The Debate Over the Addictive Personality and Gender Implications__. 02 Mar 2004. Serendip. 08 Oct 2006 <[|http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/neuro/neuro04/web1/mcurtiss.html>.]

This paper suggests that addiction is a mental disease. A hostile take over of the brain’s behavior section. It also suggests that men are far more likely to develop addictions to substances like alcohol, nicotine and heroin and women are far more likely to develop behavior addictions like binging, purging, and eating. Questions 1, 2, 4

Traute, Klein. "Addictive and Non-Addictive Personality." __Addictive and Non-Addictive Personality__. 17 Nov 2005. Suite 101. 10 Oct 2006 <[|http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/902/95319>.]

This website suggests that people who follow a daily routine and do basically the same thing every day and dont like to leave their comfort zone have higher chances of becoming addicted to alcohol and drugs. Questions 1, 5

Tashman, Marty. "Why is addiction so hard to treat?." __Why Is Addiction So Hard To Treat__. 02 Oct 2004. Dr Marty Tashman. 10 Oct 2006 <[|http://www.drmartytashman.com/cjc/cjc0403.htm>.]

This article presents certain treatments that can be used to try and cure addiction and addictive personalities, such as Energy Therapy and Focused Self-Hypnosis. Question 7

=Questions are directed to an expert on addiction and addictive personalities=


 * 1) What is an addictive personality?
 * 2) Does gender affect an addictive personality and what addictions the person has?
 * 3) What is the difference between substance and behavior addiction?
 * 4) What causes an addictive personality?
 * 5) How can you tell if you have an addictive personality?
 * 6) Are addictive personalities hereditary?
 * 7) What can we do to cure ourselves of addiction?

by Max F.